Grey + Blue birthday look

My birthday was AGES ago but i was looking through my photos and I kinda liked what i saw so i decided to re-create it for fun.. dont think you can see it clearlt but it was a bluey, grey, smokey kinda look.. as you can see i need to work on my skills but hey practise makes perfect :o)

Products used:

grey & white e/s - Australis Sophistakit

dark grey e/s - BYS #818

dark blue e/s - BYS #126

black e/s - BYS

liquid eyeliner - Rimmel exaggerate 100% black

black pencil liner - BYE super soft black

Bronze Kiss bronzer - Savvy by Db

Di Kennedy lipgloss

What Im using right now

this is just an interesting tag i saw on lollipop26's blog and now everyones doing one so im jumping on the band wagon :o)

Shampoo: Salon Only for dry, damaged hair.. it was $5 when its normally $19 - gotta love a BARGAIN!

Conditioner: some left over conditioner that my husband bought thinking it was shampoo.. i dont even know what brand it is but it works

Styling products: Muk kinky muk curl amplifier for my curly days & tresseme heat protectant for my straight days

Shower Gel: Lux tahitian escape exfoliating body scrub with pommegranate seeds & palm milk (this is me trying to encorporate an element of summer into to my miserable winter days)

Body moisturiser: good ol' sorbalene cream but i bought 3 body butters in coconut, strawberry & mango + grapefruit which i plan to use soon (again.. me pretending its summer)

Deodorant: some dove roll on, ive been buying the same one for so long i dont even know what its called

Fake Tan: no fake tan, im pretty tanned as it is, especially for winter

Cleanser: proactive cleanser

Exfoliator: none, but im planning on gettin regular microdermabrasion treatments from a friend who does beauty treatments :o)

Primer: i use garnier oil free mattifying moisturising lotion before foundation and it works for me

Foundation brush: eco tools foundation brush

Concealer: revlon age defying in medium deep, i have been using the same concealor for too long, help me out of this rut and suggest a new one!!

Blusher: nars angelika, pretty hot pink, makes me feel girly but with a bit of attitude

Bronzer: Savvy by db in Bronze kiss

Highlighter: the highlight in my covergirls instant cheekbones blush trio, its a pretty peach colour

Eyeshadow base: i just use a dot of concealor uner my eyeshadows

Eyeshadows: im a neutral girl so my BYS custom quad has my lid colour, crease colour & highlight all in one

Eyeliner: BYS ftw again, and i normally set it with a black eyeshadow to last all day & night and it does, yay for great cheap products!

Curler: sportsgirl eyelash curler

Mascara: revlon lash fantasy or covergirl volume exact, which ever is easier to get out of my tiny and over crowded makeup drawers. maybelline xxl is my favourite for nights out when you want OHH-LA-LA lashes without a sense of drag and the hassle of falsies

Lipstick: loreal color riche in bronze & rimmel in Airy Fairy.. i recently found my Maybelline wet shine in nude glow and i like it.. hmm all nude colours...

Lipgloss: rimmel jelly gloss in moreish & the last remnants of my Di Kenedy lipgloss

Nail Colour: suprisingly, L.A. colors in mocha, so cheap but i like it.. i am so boring!!

hmmm.. i have ordered somethings from ebay, friends & ducked into priceline a few times so hopefully my look will get shaken up a tad when i recieve all my items. yay for me and my immense patience!

i havent posted in a while because i just havent found the time which is the story of my life! lol hopefully the kids & hubs will be kinds to mummy and let me have some down time or me time in the near future xo

11 things that make me happy

i wasnt tagged but i think this is a great tag that makes you look at your life and appreciate all the little things that make you happy..

1) my family! - immediate & distant.. its nice knowing i have a group of people who will always have my back. my kids are the most awesome people ever! they have taught me so much about myself and have helped me into becoming a better person. my significant other has been through so much with me, seen me at my worst & truly is my best friend.

2) my ladies - i have THE BEST group of friends, some i have known since birth, some since school & some more recent.. i turn to these ladies for advice on parenting, fashion, shoes, relationships.. ive got the kind of friends who tell me what i want to hear and those who tell me what i need to hear. i have those friends who make me laugh & smile with no effort. i have those friends who know what looks good on me and will tell me "you look hideous! take that off! lets go shopping".

3) reading - if only i could do it more often but sometimes its nice just to read and get taken out of ur everyday life and taken into someone elses. im currently reading Revolutionary Road (the novel that the movie was based on) & i have a long list of books to read..

4) dancing - by no means am i any good at it but it feels good to shake your booty sometimes.. i always come out of my hip hop classes feeling more me and free. even watching someone dance (well or poorly) puts a smile on my face. i guess its the ability to self-express that makes it so wonderful to watch or be a part of

5) a shower - if i could live, eat, read & sleep in the shower i probably would..

6) geting dressed up/ putting on my make up - i love how things like clothes, makeup, shoes & accesories can transform me from a tried, frumpy mum into a confident, go-get-em kinda woman.

7) acomplisments - i am such a hard worker and anytime i achieve anything (even if its just a clean house or all the clothes folded & put away) it feels awesome! i work hard for that feeling of "yes i did it!!"

8) chocolate - its laced with that "mmmm" kinda feeling.. i know theres something in there chemically which is designed to make you feel better so its only natural i guess.. dark chocolate is the way to go! full of anti-oxidents & its tastes so good

9) road trips/ holidays - i dont go on enough of these but getting out of the daily grind/routine and getting away from it all is nice once in a while

10) good art/ design - anything that is aesthetically pleasing really boosts my mood, just the thought of some creative person being able to create something so amazing and beautiful is so inspiring

11) warm, sunny days - im not talking heatwaves, you know those perfect days where the weather is just right and you just wanna chill out with your favourite person/drink/book and just enjoy being alive.

CORNY.. maybe but everyone has those things that make them happy and its nice to give light to those things once in a while.

xo

its all about balance + fun nites out!

i went out with some of my many gorgeous friends on saturday nite to a nice dinner and dessert and i won best dressed which is crazy considering i was wearing a jacket that was about 6 years old and very badly custom made! i got a dior makeup bag and mascara for best dressed and got a goody bag full of dior things and gorgeous diva earrings! so i didnt take any pics of my outfit (wish i had now) but i'll put a couple fotos up just for the sake of remembering such a fun nite! i need to do things like this more often!

all us girlies

me & 2 of my fave ladies

dior goody bags! :D

anyways...

ok so i started the year off with this resolution to only buy things that i seriously needed and frivolous, usless things were a waste of money.. i broke that resolution early june and havent gotten back onto it till now, its a new month so i thought i would try it again.. if felt pretty good not buying crap i didnt need.. its also bout not going out too much and just generally being wiser with my money and saving it instead of wasting it.. wish me luck!!